diff --git a/packaging/common/xrootd-clustered.cfg b/packaging/common/xrootd-clustered.cfg
index e001c41c616..a7cd653c596 100644
--- a/packaging/common/xrootd-clustered.cfg
+++ b/packaging/common/xrootd-clustered.cfg
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ frm.xfr.copycmd /bin/cp /dev/null $PFN
 # IPC files should be placed
 #
 all.adminpath /var/spool/xrootd
-all.pidpath /var/run/xrootd
+all.pidpath /run/xrootd
 
 # More configuration files can be added in /etc/xrootd/config.d/
 # For example /etc/xrootd/config.d/10-mygrid.cfg and 
diff --git a/packaging/common/xrootd-http.cfg b/packaging/common/xrootd-http.cfg
index b3bf813a71d..eca29b0e20e 100644
--- a/packaging/common/xrootd-http.cfg
+++ b/packaging/common/xrootd-http.cfg
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ all.export /tmp
 # IPC files should be placed
 #
 all.adminpath /var/spool/xrootd
-all.pidpath /var/run/xrootd
+all.pidpath /run/xrootd
 
 # Load the http protocol, indicate that it should be seved on port 80.
 # The socket bound to port 80 has to be preallocated by the systemd
diff --git a/packaging/common/xrootd-standalone.cfg b/packaging/common/xrootd-standalone.cfg
index 0dd6637cbd4..0a4a40d4b28 100644
--- a/packaging/common/xrootd-standalone.cfg
+++ b/packaging/common/xrootd-standalone.cfg
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ all.export /tmp
 # IPC files should be placed
 #
 all.adminpath /var/spool/xrootd
-all.pidpath /var/run/xrootd
+all.pidpath /run/xrootd
 
 # More configuration files can be added in /etc/xrootd/config.d/                                                                                                             
 # For example /etc/xrootd/config.d/10-mygrid.cfg and